Wikis

What is a Wiki?

A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked (often databased) Web pages, using a simplified markup language.[1][2] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known wikis.[2] Wikis are used in business to provide intranet and knowledge management systems. Ward Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb, originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work."[3]

Creating a Wiki

www.wikispaces.com

www.pbworks.com (was called www.pbwiki.com)

www.wetpaint.com



EXAMPLES
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
http://thewright3.wikispaces.com/ - classroom wiki created around a book read as a class
http://poetrysurroundsus.wikispaces.com/ - webquest created by Mrs. Anderson and Miss Makatche
http://springfieldreading.wikispaces.com/8th+Grade - wiki used for book discussions
http://liberty-or-death.wikispaces.com/ - wiki created by Mrs. Bowers 5th grade S. Studies classes
http://brokenworld.wikispaces.com/A+Broken+World - wiki textbook created by studentshttp://computers4teens.blogspot.com/ - 10th grade wiki

Ways to use this in the classroom: